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What's Next? (A Quirky Giveaway)

2009 at 9am     Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky

When Quirk Publishing’s highly anticipated Pride and Prejudice and Zombies came out in the spring, the booksellers at my store couldn’t stop talking about what might come next. By now, you’ve probably heard that it’s this:

sensesensibiilty

We were banking on Sense and Sensibility, but the smart money, at least from where we’re standing, was on Sasquatch as the guest star. Makes a lot more sense for the story and its setting than sea monsters, which, by the way, look an awful lot like Davy Jones. Wonder what Johnny Depp has to say about that.

We’ve had so much fun imagining potential future mash-ups that I thought I’d invite you to play along. So, if you’d like to win a copy of this book (I’ll pre-order it to be shipped to you upon its release in September), leave a comment here with your suggestion for the next quirky reimagining.

Tweet or blog about the giveaway (and leave another comment linking to it here) for an additional entry. The winner will be chosen at random.

Comments will be open until 11:59pm Eastern time next Friday, July 24th. US and Canada residents only, please.

My guess? Wuthering Heights and Werewolves.

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  1. Sheila DeChantal on July 17th, 2009 10:22 am

    LOL- you are asking me to be imaginative this morning? Wow… ok… I love this stuff. Lets see…

    How about Emma and The Deathly Hallows?

    The Vampires of Mansfield Park?

    journey through books @ gmail dot com

  2. Kelly on July 17th, 2009 12:55 pm

    I’m visualizing Jane Eyre Loves Frankenstein….

    thenovelbookworm (at) gmail.com

  3. Heather on July 17th, 2009 1:19 pm

    Persuasion and the Promethius?

    Queen Mab: The Tenant of Windfeld Hall?

    The Centaur of Northanger Abbey?

    The Siren of Green Gables?

    Oh that’s too fun! I can’t wait to see which one they come up with next!

    hsfargis (AT) bellsouth (DOT) com

  4. rhapsodyinbooks on July 17th, 2009 1:39 pm

    I’d go for Heathcliff and the Horrifying Humanoids

    nbmars AT yahoo DOT com

  5. Comma Girl on July 17th, 2009 6:31 pm

    I vote for Emma and the Grim Reaper

    I can’t believe these are being made. Someone is having a lot of fun…

  6. Katie Hedrington on July 17th, 2009 6:36 pm

    How about The Persuasion Poltergeist

    katjax20 AT hotmail DOT com

  7. Lesley on July 17th, 2009 7:57 pm

    Wow, this one is as great as the last!

    How about Jane Erye Falls in Love With Frankenstein? (I’m very bad at this, I know!)

    Thank you!

  8. Lesley on July 17th, 2009 7:58 pm

    Ah, and I copied someone! I swear I didn’t read it!

    Fine, Anna Karenina Falls in Love with Frankenstein. :^P

  9. Lesley on July 17th, 2009 8:01 pm

    I also Tweeted about the giveaway to make up for my silliness:

    http://twitter.com/uwsreader/status/2697911446

    Thanks again!

  10. softdrink on July 17th, 2009 9:58 pm

    The Necronomicon of Northanger Abbey

    or

    Mansfield Park and Mothra

    or

    The Wind in the Willows and Werewolves

  11. historyofshe on July 17th, 2009 10:10 pm

    Doppelganger Abbey ! ! !

    Mummy at Mansfield Park

    Lady Susan and the Spring Heeled Jack

    What a neat challenge!

  12. T.Y. on July 18th, 2009 11:37 am

    Jane Eyre and Robo-Rochester?

    A Tale of Two Cyclopes?

    Tess of the Tarantula People?

    Okay, the last one kinda sucks. Worth a shot. I’m currently reading P&P&Z and every minute is a crack up!
    litconnection AT gmail DOT com

  13. J.T. Oldfield on July 18th, 2009 12:00 pm

    My bet is Northanger Dojo. I can also foresee a great movie version.

    A few other thoughts are:

    The Canterbury Tales of the Crypt Keeper
    Catcher of the Corn (though you know how Salinger has been about Spin-offs lately, so I don’t think this one is likely)
    Persuasion of the Viking Raiders

    j.t.oldfield[AT]gmail.com

  14. J.T. Oldfield on July 18th, 2009 12:07 pm

    I just tweeted about this!

    @bibliofreakblog

    j.t.oldfield[AT]gmail.com

  15. Belle on July 19th, 2009 12:03 am

    A Tale of Two Cities From The Crypt

    Emma and Godzilla

    I’m glad the winning entry will be drawn at random, rather than based on creativity – at least now I get a shot!

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  17. Amanda on July 19th, 2009 9:26 am

    Mansfield Park and Mummies sounds fun, and while it’s not alliterative, I think a mashup of Persuasion with Vikings sounds fun, too.

    amandagignac[at]gmail[dot]com

  18. gaby317 @ Starting Fresh on July 19th, 2009 11:22 am

    gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT com

    What about Werewolves in Northanger Abbey?

  19. Kellie on July 19th, 2009 12:15 pm

    Emma and Mr.Grim Reaper, he has been around her so much she doesn’t know how much she really loves him!

  20. Staci on July 19th, 2009 1:02 pm

    Emma and Frankenstein

    This could be fun to see what they develop next!

  21. Joanne on July 19th, 2009 3:15 pm

    I cannot wait to read S&S&SeaMonsters! It was really fun that we had to wait patiently to hear the new title – I love the surprise of it.

    Here’s a few I’d like to see done:

    Wuthering Bites (Heathcliff as a broody vamp would rock!)

    Moby Dick vs Cthulhu (ulitimate high seas battle)

    Little Women & The Vampires They Love

  22. Kim S on July 19th, 2009 6:46 pm

    Lady Susan the Succubus

    Just like the word..succubus..

  23. Lisa R. on July 20th, 2009 12:10 am

    How about, Mansfield Park & Mummies! (And, after I thought of it, I looked through the comments to see if someone had already come up with, and alas! Amanda and I think alike!)

  24. Reid M. on July 20th, 2009 12:41 pm

    How about slumming it with some Ayn Rand?

    “We the Living (Dead)”

    A Steinbeck adaptation?

    “Revenge of the 50ft Grapes of Wrath”

    Or to milk Jane Austen some more . . .

    “The Haunting at Northanger Abbey”

    These are too fun.

  25. Nicole on July 20th, 2009 3:10 pm

    Northanger Abbey and the Nasty Newts?

    Emma and Earwigs?

  26. Jaclyn on July 20th, 2009 3:23 pm

    I vote for Jane Eyre and Vampires…

    So many fun possibilities

  27. Lauren on July 21st, 2009 1:13 pm

    Hmm…I’m not sure what would come next. I guess if we are sticking with Jane Austen…

    Emma and the Purple People Eater. LOL

    -Lauren

  28. Sagan on July 21st, 2009 5:14 pm

    “Love and friendship and the Republic”… Jane Austen and Plato together as one.

    http://livingrhetoricallyintherealworld.wordpress.com

  29. Casey on July 22nd, 2009 5:07 pm

    I’d like to see “Persuasion and the Purple People-Eater.”

  30. Amanda on July 24th, 2009 10:35 am

    Oh this is too funny. Just reading people’s comments :) Hmmmm…I’d say:

    Emma vs Dracula

  31. Michael on July 24th, 2009 12:01 pm

    How about “Moby Dick & Captain America”.
    Or perhaps “Emma & Dracula: Spoiled & Thirsty”.

  32. Popin on July 24th, 2009 4:08 pm

    hehe, I’m enjoying reading the different titles everyone is thinking up. Here are my not so great ones. ^_^

    Persuasion: A Vampire Story

    Moby Dick in Whales on a Plane

    ~ Popin